The Mysteries of the Court of London — page 195: what you’re looking at

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THE VISIT TO THE REGENT’S PARK 177 lodged in the same house where the note was dated, and how, on subsequently meeting Mr. Redcliffe, she had been enabled to interest him in the case of the poor seamstress, Mary Wright. She went on to expatiate on Mr. Redcliffe’s bounty toward that unfortunate creature, showing how delicately yet unostentatiously his ministrations were rendered until she sank into the eternal sleep of death. Indora listened with the deepest inward interest, but she had sufficient guard over herself to prevent her countenance from betraying all she felt. “ And that was not the only good deed on Mr. Redcliffe’s part that has come to my knowledge,” continued Christina. “Through him the dreadful purposes of a wicked husband toward an amiable and innocent wife were completely frustrated; and I am proud to reflect that my brother Christian played no insignificant part on the side of justice and virtue.” ‘Tell me this narrative,”’ said the princess. ‘“ The little you have already spoken on the subject interests me.”’ Christina accordingly entered upon the recital of those incidents which are so well known to the reader, and the full particulars of which she had received from her brother’s lips. In the course of her history it became necessary to speak of the pond by the side of the road, in the vicinage of Oaklands, where the murder had been committed nearly - nineteen years back; and to the entire narrative did the princess listen with the utmost attention. ‘“‘No wonder that the young woman, Letitia Rodney,” remarked Indora, ‘‘ should have been so overwhelmed with horror when accosted by Mr. Redcliffe by the side of that pond in the deep darkness of the night.”’ “The tragedy which took place there so many years ago,” rejoined Christina, “‘ was a very dreadful one. My brother Christian read the account in a piece of an old newspaper when he was first in the employment of the Duke of March- mont.” ** And did he recite to you all the particulars?”’ asked the princess. “ Briefly so,’ responded Christina. “ Yes, it was a sad tale, full of a romantic and fearful interest; but it has left a dread stigma upon the names of the Duchess Eliza and of Bertram Vivian.” COMNMIC DOC) <S (E() mM